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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Croydon 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: The following table gives a summary of the inspections during the year:—

The following table gives a summary of the inspections during the year:—

Visits to slaughterhouses1340
,, ,, butchers892
,, ,, fishmongers326
,, ,, markets278
,, ,, cowkeepers48
,, ,, dairies428
,, ,, other premises120
Total3432

Table: Summary of Meat and other articles of food destroyed as unfit for human consumption, with total weight:—1923.

Summary of Meat and other articles of food destroyed as unfit for human consumption, with total weight:—

1923.

ARTICLES.Weight in lbs.Remarks.
Diseased.Unsound.Total.
Beef7,9076,94914,856Including 15 carcases.
Mutton3886611,049„ 18 „
Pork8,166588,243„ 27 „
Veal432128560„ 6 „
Offal6,2733,0909,363,, imported offal.
Fish...3643G4Codfish, cod roe, and skate.
Other Articles...3,1123,112Rabbits, potatoes, tomatoes, plums, gooseberries, and red currants.
Total lbs.23,18514,36237,547Including 66 carcases.